HomeMy WebLinkAboutCarlsbad Unified School District; 2000-12-21;MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN
CARLSBAD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
AND
CITY OF CARLSBAD
MISSION STATEMENT: It is the mission of the Carlsbad Police Department in concert
with the Carlsbad Unified School District to assist students in recognizing and resisting
the pressures exerted on them to experiment with drugs. As such, the City and the
School District find it would be mutually beneficial to provide the Drug Abuse
Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program. Therefore, the Carlsbad Unified School
District and the City of Carlsbad have the following expectations and agree to
undertake the listed responsibilities to achieve these mutual objectives:
A. SCHOOL DISTRICT’S ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY
1. To cooperate with and support in a proactive manner the City of Carlsbad
Police Department to ensure the success of the D.A.R.E. program.
B. D.A.R.E. OFFICER’S ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY
1. A semester course will be given to students in grades 5 and 6 at each
elementary school. Topics covered will include, but are not limited to:
l Showing students how to say no to peers who offer them drugs;
l Developing self-esteem;
l Being assertive;
l Understanding the social pressures which encourage drug use; and
l Learning positive things they can do instead of using drugs.
2. To continue to work with:
l Community agencies; and
l Parent/teacher groups as needed throughout the school.
Memorandum of Understanding
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C. TERM OF AGREEMENT
This Memorandum of Understanding shall remain in effect for the 2000-2001
public school fiscal year. Either party shall have the right to cancel this
Memorandum of Understanding upon 90 days advance written notice during the
term of this agreement.
D. SPAN OF CONTROUJURISDICTION
One full-time police officer will be assigned to provide the D.A.R.E. program to
Carlsbad Unified Schools.
The officer will remain under the direction and control of the Carlsbad Police
Department. Requests for work assignments will be issued from the
superintendent/principal’s office to the family services sergeant of the Carlsbad
Police Department, who will thereafter direct the D.A.R.E. officer to respond
appropriately to the request.
E. RESOURCE
Resource and local management will be coordinated at:
Carlsbad Unified School District, 801 Pine Avenue, Carlsbad, California, 92008,
(760) 729-9291.
City of Carlsbad Police Department, 2560 Orion Way, Carlsbad, California, 92008,
(760) 931-2149.
F. COST
Cost sharing will be based upon the services of one full-time police officer for nine
months of the school year. The portion funded by the District will be prorated
based upon the school year (nine months) at a rate of one half of total salary of
one full-time sworn police officer. See Exhibit A for details.
This Memorandum of Understanding will be effective July 1, 2000, and the
Carlsbad Unified School District will pay to the Finance Director of the City of
Carlsbad the agreed amount as outlined in Exhibit A. If the agreement is canceled
as herein permitted, City shall forthwith return to the District the portion of such
payment allocable to the period of the term subsequent to the effective date of
cancellation.
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G. CITY EMPLOYEES
City employees who perform duties under this agreement are not, for any
purposes whatsoever, employees of the School District.
Date: Date:
KAREN R. KUNDTZ, Asxstant City Clerk
Approved as to form:
Ronald R. Ball
City Attorney .
By: -M-
Deputy City Attorney
EXHIBIT A
Car&bad Police Department
DARE PROGRAM
2000/2001 Cost-Sharing Breakdown
ANNUAL POLICE OFFICER PERSONNEL EXPENSES COST PER OFFICER
Salary
Overtime
$47,332 L c 4 3.550
Disability & Unemployment
Retirement
298
I 5.822
Health & Life 6,069
Medicare 686
Uniform Allowance
TOTAL PERSONNEL COSTS
650
$64.407
Costs are for one mid-step police officer for one year and include only personnel costs;
equipment and maintenance costs are not included.
DARE PROGRAM COST ALLOCATION
Annual Personnel Costs per Officer
Maximum Number of Schools per Officer
Cost ner School
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOLS
64,407
10
6.440
Number of Schools
Carlsbad Unified School District 7
1 Gross Cost ner District Based on # Schools
Carlsbad Unified School District 45,080
Net Cost (Half Share) to District
1 Carlsbad Unified School District 22,540 1